Yeosu City Council Visits 'Iyapo Incident' Site to Hear Residents' Opinions

Over 20 Members and Staff Visit Nam-myeon... Joint Inspection of Fishermen's New Deal Project Site

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City Council (Chairman Jeon Chang-gon) continued on-site activities, including listening to residents' opinions regarding the Nam-myeon Iyapo evacuation ship U.S. military bombing incident.

According to the city council, about 20 people including council members and staff visited the Nam-myeon area the day before to interview Iyapo residents and check the progress of the Fishermen's Village New Deal 300 project.

The council members first moved to Iyapo Village to hear residents' opinions related to the Iyapo U.S. military bombing incident that occurred during the Korean War.

The Iyapo incident occurred immediately after the outbreak of the Korean War, when a U.S. military fighter plane strafed an evacuation ship, causing civilian casualties. Recently, voices demanding a thorough investigation have been growing louder.

During the interview process, opinions such as "There is a need to inform future generations about the Iyapo incident through the creation of a memorial park," and "The Iyapo incident can be seen as a second No Gun Ri incident" were expressed. Chairman Jeon Chang-gon also promised that the council would do its best to heal the wounds.

The council members then moved to Andohang Port to inspect the site of the Fishermen's Village New Deal 300 project scheduled to begin this month. The project includes the installation of breakwaters, creation of experience facilities, and development of a camping site using a closed school.

Chairman Jeon Chang-gon stated, "Both the investigation of the Iyapo incident and the Fishermen's Village New Deal 300 project are important matters, and the council is paying close attention. Since we have directly inspected the site, we plan to manage the project implementation more meticulously."

Meanwhile, Yeosu City Council has been strengthening on-site activities during the non-session period, including volunteer work for flood recovery in Gurye-gun on the 21st of last month and rice standing activities for typhoon damage on the 8th of this month, as well as visiting Nam-myeon on this day.

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